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Greer Donley @greerdonley.bsky.social · 6d

Thanks for sending this to me! I wouldn't have seen it otherwise!

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Garnet Henderson @garnethenderson.com · 6d

@autonomynews.co received a tip yesterday about concerns that the FDA seemed to have made some sort of change regarding mifepristone.

As it turns out, it wasn’t bad news—a new generic has been approved.

Greer Donley @greerdonley.bsky.social · 6d

NEW: On Tuesday, FDA approved a new generic for mifepristone from Evita Solutions. The FDA also modified the shared REMS for mifepristone to include the new generic. You can see the company's announcement here: www.evitasolutionsllc.com

Evita Solutions - Generic Mifepristone Available Today

Evita Solutions LLC's FDA-approved generic Mifepristone Tablets, 200 mg for safe, effective medical abortion up to 70 days.

www.evitasolutionsllc.com

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David S. Cohen @dsc250.bsky.social · 6d

This is bonkers. The antiabortion movement has put a full court press on FDA to restrict mifepristone, and everyone is on edge that it will do so.

So what does FDA do? It approves a new generic mifepristone without changing anything about the restrictions.

Thank you RFK? ?!?!

Greer Donley @greerdonley.bsky.social · 6d

NEW: On Tuesday, FDA approved a new generic for mifepristone from Evita Solutions. The FDA also modified the shared REMS for mifepristone to include the new generic. You can see the company's announcement here: www.evitasolutionsllc.com

Evita Solutions - Generic Mifepristone Available Today

Evita Solutions LLC's FDA-approved generic Mifepristone Tablets, 200 mg for safe, effective medical abortion up to 70 days.

www.evitasolutionsllc.com

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Greer Donley @greerdonley.bsky.social · 6d

This feels very business as usual, which is interesting. I did a redline of the FDA letters to the manufacturer, which are on the REMS page, from Jan 2023 and Oct 2025, and there didn't seem to be any substantive changes in the assessment plan.

Approved Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS)

www.accessdata.fda.gov

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Greer Donley @greerdonley.bsky.social · 6d

NEW: On Tuesday, FDA approved a new generic for mifepristone from Evita Solutions. The FDA also modified the shared REMS for mifepristone to include the new generic. You can see the company's announcement here: www.evitasolutionsllc.com

Evita Solutions - Generic Mifepristone Available Today

Evita Solutions LLC's FDA-approved generic Mifepristone Tablets, 200 mg for safe, effective medical abortion up to 70 days.

www.evitasolutionsllc.com

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Greer Donley @greerdonley.bsky.social · 13d

I think David is exactly right, although I guess if I had to try to read the crystal ball, I'd lean in the direction that Trump will eventually do something on mifepristone. But it's unclear what, and it could take years. This letter buys them time to figure it out & make the political calculation.

David S. Cohen @dsc250.bsky.social · 14d

I still maintain that this is exactly what you would write if:

1) You were studying the matter and looking to restrict mifepristone.

OR

2) You had no intention to study the matter or restrict mifepristone but wanted the people nagging you to get off your back.

I have no crystal ball.

Susan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 14d

As I was saying... Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America blasted out a letter obtained by Gateway Pundit (lol) in which RFK and Marty Makary tell Republican AGs that they "will conduct a study on the safety" of current abortion pill regulations, namely allowing telemed RX
sbaprolife.org/newsroom/pre...

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Women's Law Project @womenslawproject.bsky.social · 28d

🚨 Vote 11/4! -> State supreme court decisions determine our rights & freedoms! And we get to decide who makes those decisions! whyy.org/articles/pen...

Pa. Supreme Court justices join panel to push back against campaign to oust them

The three Democratic justices argued that partisanship does not guide their decisions. They face an unprecedented effort to unseat them.

whyy.org

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Greer Donley @greerdonley.bsky.social · 27d

(The abortion charge is a second-degree felony, so potentially 20-years in prison, not life. Correcting myself there!)

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Greer Donley @greerdonley.bsky.social · 27d

I wish more people were talking about this case as the prosecution of miscarriage care. More on the case here: www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...

Exclusive: Houston midwife indicted on 15 felonies in abortion case

Maria Rojas, a Houston-area midwife, faces 15 felony charges, including counts of practicing medicine without a license and performing abortions.

www.houstonchronicle.com

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Greer Donley @greerdonley.bsky.social · 27d

So when people say: "abortion bans exclude miscarriage" & point to the definitional exclusion in the law, this fails to understand the ambiguities btwn abortion & miscarriage. I wrote a long article on this, Abortion Disorientation, which you can check out here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Abortion Disorientation

The word “abortion” pervades public discourse in the wake of <i>Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization</i>. But do we know what it means? Not only do law

papers.ssrn.com

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Greer Donley @greerdonley.bsky.social · 27d

Perhaps there was a mistake about whether the pregnancy was viable. If so, that should be a medical malpractice question. But prosecuting her for a felony with potential life in prison for a potential mistake about fetal viability should explain fully why bans are chilling miscarriage care.

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Greer Donley @greerdonley.bsky.social · 27d

Maria Rojas, a midwife in TX, was arrested in June for allegedly providing illegal abortions. But the indictment only has details about 1 case, which shows that Rojas was providing miscarriage care ‼️ The witness says Rojas prescribed misoprostol b/c she thought the pregnancy was not viable.

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Sharon Brett @sharonbrett.bsky.social · 29d

The KU Law Review is putting on a fantastic symposium this fall (10/17) entitled State Constitutions in Times of Federal Uncertainty. Schedule and registration link can be found here: law.ku.edu/academics/ha...

Please share widely! We hope you can join us.

2025 Kansas Law Review Symposium | KU School of Law

October 17, 2025 | KU School of Law

law.ku.edu

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Greer Donley @greerdonley.bsky.social · Aug 25

If the fetus is not a person under the constitution, what else might it be? I attempt to answer that question in my newest article, "A Non-Personhood Theory of Fetus," which is now forthcoming in Boston College Law Review. It's by far the hardest thing I've ever written. Hope to get it online soon!

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Greer Donley @greerdonley.bsky.social · Jul 31

Thanks, friend!!!

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Greer Donley @greerdonley.bsky.social · Jul 31

Just received a letter that my promotion to full professor is now official! Huzzah! 🎉 My career would be nothing without the support I've received from mentors, colleagues, collaborators, friends, and family. I'm so grateful for all the people who have lifted me up and helped me get here. ❤️

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David S. Cohen @dsc250.bsky.social · Jul 28

NEW TODAY: Ken Paxton has filed a writ of mandamus in NY state court seeking to enforce the Texas court order against NY's abortion shield doctor.

Attorney General Ken Paxton Takes Legal Action Against New York County Clerk Stopping Radical Abortionist from Facing Justice

Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a legal petition against the New York Acting County Clerk for Ulster County, Taylor Bruck, to ensure that the radical abortionist who sent abortion-inducing drugs...

www.oag.state.tx.us

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · Jul 18

BREAKING: Federal judge bars enforcement of the part of Tennessee's "abortion trafficking" law that criminalizes "recruiting" minors to obtain abortions on First Amendment grounds, finding that the law is unconstitutionally overbroad b/c it criminalizes communication about lawful abortions.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
In the wake of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, 597 U.S. 215 (2022), Tennessee's trigger ban took effect and prohibited abortion with limited medical emergency exceptions. Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-15-213. A few years later, in 2024, Tennessee enacted a law to prohibit "abortion trafficking of a minor." Id. § 39-15-201(a). The law makes it a crime to
"intentionally recruit|]... a pregnant unemancipated minor" in Tennessee "for the purpose of" obtaining an abortion that would be illegal in Tennessee. Id. But § 39-15-201 does not merely bar recruitment of minors to facilitate illegal abortions in Tennessee; it bars recruitment of minors
to facilitate abortions "regardless" of where the procedure occurs. Id. In other words, the law
prohibits recruiting an out-of-state abortion that is entirely legal in that state, so long as it would
be illegal in Tennessee.

Plaintiffs Rachel Welty and Aftyn Behn, both advocates of abortion rights in Tennessee,
seek to counsel pregnant, unemancipated minors in Tennessee and to help them access legal abortion in other states. They moved to enjoin enforcement of § 39-15-201, arguing that it is an unconstitutional restriction on their fiee speech and void for vagueness. This court granted the motion on both grounds, and defendants appealed. With the appeal pending, both parties now
move for summary judgment.
Section 39-15-201 prohibits speech encouraging lawful abortion while allowing speech discouraging lawful abortion. That is impermissible viewpoint discrimination, which the First
Amendment rarely tolerates—and does not tolerate here. And because the statute discriminates in
a substantial amount of its applications, it is facially overbroad. Thus, the court grants summary judgment for plaintiffs on their free speech claims and enjoins enforcement of the recruiting prong of the statute. The statute is not, however, void for vagueness. The court therefore grants summary
judgment for defendants on plaintiffs' vagueness claim.

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Greer Donley @greerdonley.bsky.social · Jul 16

Yes! Come hang!

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Greer Donley @greerdonley.bsky.social · Jul 16

If you’re in Philly, save the date for the @womenslawproject.bsky.social annual fundraiser! WLP is a critical org fighting for abortion access and gender equity in PA. It’s going to be an awesome event!!

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convergepitt.bsky.social @convergepitt.bsky.social · Jul 16

CONVERGE's Greer Donley, JD (@greerdonley.bsky.social) co-authored an article in JAMA International. Read the authors' discussion on Shield Laws, how upending them creates barriers for people in states with abortion bans, and how recent cases are impacting providers.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Abortion Shield Laws in Action

This Viewpoint discusses the enactment of shield laws in abortion-supportive US states following the Dobbs decision.

jamanetwork.com

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David S. Cohen @dsc250.bsky.social · Jul 15

And if you want to understand shield laws better, here's a short piece @greerdonley.bsky.social @rebouche.bsky.social and I just published in JAMA. The non-paywall draft is here.

Abortion Shield Laws in Action

In 2022, when <i>Roe v Wade</i> was on the cusp of being overturned, we wrote that “the interjurisdictional abortion wars are coming.” They have now arrived.<br

papers.ssrn.com

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David S. Cohen @dsc250.bsky.social · Jul 15

NY Gov Kathy Hochul is really knocking it out of the park in her continued rebuffs of other states trying to punish NY abortion providers. Here's her newest statement directed at Ken Paxton, who once again tried to enforce a TX judgment against a NY doctor.

Statement From Governor Kathy Hochul

“The anti-abortion extremists are at it again. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is still trying to target a New York doctor for prescribing legal medication used to provide an abortion."

www.governor.ny.gov

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Greer Donley @greerdonley.bsky.social · Jul 15

Final version of the article is on JAMA: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Abortion Shield Laws in Action

This Viewpoint discusses the enactment of shield laws in abortion-supportive US states following the Dobbs decision.

jamanetwork.com

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Greer Donley @greerdonley.bsky.social · Jul 15

Check out this new piece from @dsc250.bsky.social, @rebouche.bsky.social, & me on shield laws, published in JAMA Internal Medicine. We discuss the recent cases involving red states attempting to attack shield providers, which have ultimately failed. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

papers.ssrn.com

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